This bill prohibits federal funding and tax benefits for gender transition procedures. Specifically, it eliminates the medical expense tax deduction for these procedures, bars Medicaid and Medicare from covering them, prevents the Children's Health Insurance Program from paying for them in minors, and excludes them from health insurance plans' essential health benefits. The bill defines "gender transition procedures" broadly to include hormone treatments, puberty-blocking drugs, and surgical interventions, though it carves out exceptions for treating certain medical conditions present from birth, addressing complications from prior transition procedures, treating precocious puberty, and other non-gender-related medical care. The changes apply immediately upon enactment for federal insurance programs and starting in the next tax year for the income tax deduction, affecting individuals who rely on federal programs or tax deductions to pay for these procedures.
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